Ditto here. Youtube streamed without a hitch back in 2004/5, but of course nothing was in 720p resolution. I specifically remember having trouble streaming videos I used in class starting sometime shortly after that, well before the quake.

Youtube is pretty much where I would expect it to be, by now. It took a while, but other than at very peak times, it runs quite well. I've even noticed that 720p will buffer better than lower resolutions, in some cases. Not sure why, but try it.

Ditto here. Youtube streamed without a hitch back in 2004/5, but of course nothing was in 720p resolution. I specifically remember having trouble streaming videos I used in class starting sometime shortly after that, well before the quake.

Long before the quake, there were complaints that Youtube was being restricted by the local telecoms due to the strain on the infrastructure. I very much believe this was true, at the time. The infrastructure has caught-up now, and things are allowed to run more smoothly. Also, I believe Youtube has a higher number of Asian servers for material, no?